10 Metaphors for classification

We were much pleased with the arrangements of the schools: the classification is the best I have ever seen, and the children exhibit intelligence and thirst for instruction.

The mere classification of the evidence was a momentous and necessary task.

The classification of this ode as Pythian is probably a mistake: perhaps the victory was won at the Theban festival in honour of Herakles, or of Iolaos. Anaxilaos, tyrant of Rhegium and Messana, had been deterred by Hieron's threats from attacking the Epizephyrian Lokrians, and the ode is partly occupied with congratulations of Hieron on this protective act.

The following classification is simple, and indicates clearly the principal forms of clairvoyant phenomena: (1) Simple Clairvoyance, in which the clairvoyant person merely senses the auric emanations of other persons, such as the auric vibrations, colors, etc.; currents of thought-vibrations, etc.; but does not see events or scenes removed in space or time from the observer.

The classification for that year (1898) was: Miss C. Cooper Scratch Miss Austin 1/6 Miss Dyas 1/6 Mrs. Hillyard 1/6 Miss Martin 1/6 Miss Steedman

The classification of sciences that was such a solemn business to our grandfathers is now merely a mental obstruction.

The classification of players for 1902 was as follows: Miss Robb Scratch Mrs. Sterry Scratch Miss D.K. Douglass

Anatomy is one of its branches; development is another; while classification is the expression of the relations which different animals bear to one another, in respect of their anatomy and their development.

It is frequently said that classification is a mere affair of convenience.

The classification for 1899 was: Mrs. Hillyard Scratch Miss Martin Scratch Miss C. Cooper

10 Metaphors for  classification